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The case of the missing pacifiers was solved when the baby's grandmother saw the family dog, Dovey, swipe one off the counter. The Oklahoma family took Dovey to the veterinarian's office and x-rays showed the missing pacifiers. Dovey had slowerd her eating and was vomiting for a few days. Initially the vet thought there were seven to nine pacifiers in Dovey's stomach, but...[ Read More... ]
There are a lot of health benefits for babies breastfeeding, from absorbing antibodies to help babies fight off viruses and bacteria, to lowering their risk of having asthma or allergies. Babies who are breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months, without any formula, have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhea ("Breastfeeding Benefits for Mom and Baby -...[ Read More... ]
An x-ray provided the problem and solution easily, but the path to it was not so easy, and could have had tragic results had it not been for the persistence 2-year-old Katie Smith's parents:"We thought she was choking on a cracker at first, but my husband checked her airways and she was breathing fine," [Christina] Smith told ABC News today. "But she was gagging, drooling and holding her saliva,...[ Read More... ]
